Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.714, 131-136, 2019
The ferromagnetism of Sn-1 (-) xFexO2 films and nanostructure arrays prepared by magnetron sputtering
The amorphous Sn1- xFexO2 films deposited at room temperature by magnetron sputtering were annealed in air and Ar respectively, and the saturation magnetization of Sn1- xFexO2 films annealed in Ar is much higher than the samples annealed in air. Crystallized Sn1- xFexO2 films were obtained at the deposition temperature above 570 degrees C, which exhibited remarkable room-temperature ferromagnetism and magnetic anisotropy. The Sn1- xFexO2 films have largest saturation magnetic moment of 0.255 mu(B)/Fe at x= 0.033. In addition, Sn1- xFexO2 nanostructure arrays were produced by glancing angle sputter deposition. The Sn1- xFexO2 nanostructure arrays possess larger atomic magnetic moment, which is 0.561 mu(B)/Fe (x= 0.059), compared with the flat films.
Keywords:Sn1-xFexO2 films;Nanostructure arrays;Diluted magnetic semiconductors (DMS);Anisotropic ferromagnetism